Contemplative
21.1 km
5:50 /km
Lakes half.
Photo · Minneapolis Race Library
Minneapolis–St Paul, USA·North America·October
Twin Cities Marathon
Lakes and rivers, rolling.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km
- Elevation gain
- +190m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:20 /km
- Character
- Lakes and rivers, rolling
'The most beautiful urban marathon in America' — chain of lakes to the Capitol.
Because moving beside water borrows its willingness; the current does part of the pacing for you.
Autumn colour paces you — soft foot, wide eyes.
Course
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Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom44.978, -93.265
Elevation profile
+190 m gainPeak 190 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 190 metres, peak 190 m above start, low 0 m.A rolling profile — mid-race climbs ask for shorter strides, not harder efforts.
Minneapolis–St Paul44.978, -93.265
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.
Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.
Water sections between km 18 and km 24 thin the crowd — breathe long, let the current pace you.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
Rolling road profile — handcycles handle it with pacing help. Suitable for sturdy strollers on the flatter first and last thirds; expect a couple of longer gradients in the middle.
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Recovery
Lakeside walk.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
6 km
6:30 /km
River loop.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:50 /km
Fall PB.
One shared standard · Four tempos
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